BACKGROUND Grip muscle force has always been used to assess functional limitations in elderly. Its use as a tool to assess work capacity has never been described in the literature. OBJECTIVE To describe the patent determinants of grip strength and the usefulness of its measurement in assessing workability index in the healthcare sector. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study conducted in a...

Background Work is an important outcome for people with inflammatory arthritis (IA including PsA, RA, AxSpA) and osteoarthritis (OA). It known that IA OA are at increased risk of sick leave have to stop working early due ill health. In addition being becoming work disabled absenteeism, high levels presenteeism (i.e. reduced productivity/limited ability health whilst work) also been reported. Se...

Abstract Food by-products can be modified by extrusion processing. However, the impact of thermal and mechanical stress, respectively, on structure thus functional properties dietary fiber-rich food is still unknown. In process, stress are coupled, not constant, difficult to measure or calculate. Thus, their influence structural changes cannot evaluated separately. this work, a specific shear c...

An exponential increase in the global population has seriously put pressure on land and water resources. It is projected that 33% of worldwide people will be highly water-stressed by 2050s if effective strategies are not developed. The study assessed urban domestic demand supply Edo North senatorial district State, Nigeria. This with view exploring some critical resource variables to determine ...